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I recently watched The Rebel in the Rye and after watching that film, it made me really want to reread The Catcher In The Rye, written by the one and only J.D. Salinger. Watching this film opened my eyes to the author and his life and how he came about and wrote this book. It made me want to reread and see if I could notice certain things, knowing what I didn’t know the first time I read the book.

Rereading this book for the second time around was a lot better for me, than the first time. I got to understand Holden better this time around and I got to take in a lot more as well. I got to pick out things that I missed, or I got to understand certain things a lot better than I did the first time I read this book, as I was a lot younger a d wasn’t as mature. I hadn’t had my own experiences in life, good or bad, and emotionally, which is a key factor with this book to possibly understanding the main character, which is why I think I got something completely different out of this book this time around. You get to see glimpses into what he’s thinking, and how he was feeling. I don’t think I misunderstood him rereading it or thought of him as miserable. He came across as lost with some teenage angst thrown in. Not understanding where you fit in in this world and where your future is going. Not understanding himself maybe.

The story is about this boy named Holden, who gets kicked out of yet another school. This is his story, told in his words; from why he starts the story where he does and includes what he includes. I don’t want to give too much away about what happens, because then you can be surprised and enjoyed the story for yourselves, without any spoilers.

This is a book that I do highly recommend to everybody, as it is a must read. It can be and get a little repetitive at times, but it’s still a very good read.

I have recently taken to rereading the Harry Potter series for a couple of reasons. No. 1 because they are awesome books so why not, and No. 2 because the first time I read the series, I didn’t read it in the correct order and now that I own them (finally) I wanted to do it correctly for the first time and see if it makes a difference.

I am not usually somebody who chooses to reread a book when there are so many books on my tbr and bookshelves I have to read, so why reread something I have already read? But I have been wanting to do this with Harry Potter for so long, so I went against my original presumption and voila. I have been loving this series even more the second time around, and I don’t know if it’s because I’m reading them in the correct order so the stories are following each other correctly, because I am older and am understanding the books, the characters so much more and am in a different place in my life now. The fact I have hindsight, so I have so much more emotion that’s connecting me with the, again the stories and the characters and I know what’s to come. Or maybe it’s all of it mixed together.

Because of how much I have been enjoying rereading the Harry Potter series, it has been making me want to reread some more of my favourite books, or books I didn’t enjoy so much when I was younger. Will my opinion have changed? Will I enjoy it more or less? How will I now look, think, feel, connect and so much more, now with this book?

I was shocked when I then reread Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck because of how much more I connected and emphasized with characters I previously didn’t like as much. I realised how innocent I was when I first read it and how much more I appreciate this book. How emotional I got about this short little book and how much more grateful I was for the teacher who introduced me to this book. How I picked up on certain little things that popped out this time around, either because I’m older and more mature, or because I know the story and know what’s coming and am able to pick up on things I didn’t see before. I took so much more away from the book the second time around and again, it’s giving me that want to go and reread some of my other books I’ve previously read.

Would you rather take the time you could spend on reading a brand new book, and spend it reread through a book you have already read before? There are only so many books you are going to be able to read in your life, so do you want to spend it rereading the same book, especially if it was one you didn’t like or understand, to see if you have changed and maybe you like it now? But if like me, you can rewatch the same film again and again and you do that because you enjoy it, then why not reread a book you love/d?

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